Phil Montgomery (right), deputy service director for the city of Akron, watches as city employee Kim Herron pulls one of 48 names to fill the slots available to area residents to receive training from the city to obtain a commercial drivers license, during the drawing in the Mayor's conference room on Tuesday, in Akron. 20 alternates were also drawn from the 651 valid applications (on table) that were submitted before the deadline. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)

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The list of the names drawn to fill the 48 slots available to area residents to receive training from the city to obtain a commercial drivers license is written down during the drawing in the Mayor's conference room on Tuesday in Akron. 20 alternates were also drawn from the 651 valid applications that were submitted before the deadline. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)

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The slips of paper containing the 48 names drawn to fill the slots available to area residents to receive training from the city to obtain a commercial drivers license sit on the table as city of Akron employee Kim Herron pulls one of the 20 alternates, during the drawing in the Mayor's conference room on Tuesday, in Akron. The 68 names were drawn from the 651 valid applications that were submitted before the deadline. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)

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Phil Montgomery, (right) deputy service director for the city of Akron, watches as city employee Teresa Lloyd pulls the first of 48 names to fill the slots available to area residents to receive training from the city to obtain a commercial drivers license, during the drawing in the Mayor's conference room on Tuesday, in Akron. 20 alternates were also drawn from the 651 valid applications that were submitted before the deadline. City employee Kim Herron is on the left. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)

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